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Now I'm down to 95 lbs, according to the scale upstairs. The scale actually says I weigh 84 lbs, but it's set back 11 lbs for some reason, so I'm actually 95 lbs.

I have been eating less though, but I've switched medications and the medications don't want me to eat.

Should I force myself to eat and get nauseous, or should I try something else?

Now I'm down to 95 lbs, according to the scale upstairs. The scale actually says I weigh 84 lbs, but it's set back 11 lbs for some reason, so I'm actually 95 lbs.

I have been eating less though, but I've switched medications and the medications don't want me to eat.

Should I force myself to eat and get nauseous, or should I try something else?

Would your doc be able to change your medication at all or are you stuck with them?

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get a blog. Maybe some-one who actually cares will check it out.

Would your doc be able to change your medication at all or are you stuck with them?

I don't know. My mom switched insurance so I probably won't b able to see my doctor anytime soon. :(

get a blog. Maybe some-one who actually cares will check it out.

I'm asking for advice, not blogging. Unless you have advice, go away.

get a blog. Maybe some-one who actually cares will check it out.

That was cold, and for a cynical guy who pretty much hates all of humanity to say "that was cold", well that was pretty damn cold.

Darknovae, what kind of medication is this, is this anti-depressant? Because if it is, then I've had similar experience of not wanting to eat, and I think you are going to have to force yourself to eat.

errr, hang on now, i think i've seen a pic of you off your blog a while ago when you linked to it and you were super skinny then. why do you need to lose weight?

you need to talk to a doctor and a nutritionist. its your health and maybe your life at stake.

you need to talk to a doctor and a nutritionist. its your health and maybe your life at stake.

/agree, all kidding aside, while you still have a side to kid!

I'm asking for advice, not blogging. Unless you have advice, go away.

seems like a blog-post to me.

errr, hang on now, i think i've seen a pic of you off your blog a while ago when you linked to it and you were super skinny then. why do you need to lose weight? I don't need to and I don't want to. I'm not even trying to lose weight :(

That was cold, and for a cynical guy who pretty much hates all of humanity to say "that was cold", well that was pretty damn cold.

Darknovae, what kind of medication is this, is this anti-depressant? Because if it is, then I've had similar experience of not wanting to eat, and I think you are going to have to force yourself to eat.

It's an ADD med, which is a stimulant.

seems like a blog-post to me.

It's a health concern. Since when was that blogging?

It's an ADD med, which is a stimulant.

Had those to, yea, I know exactly how that is, I was on ADD meds and I lost alot of weight. I would talk to a doctor, but from personal experience, you are going to have to force yourself to eat.

you need to talk to a doctor and a nutritionist. its your health and maybe your life at stake.

yes indeed, at 15 you should NOT be going on any diets that are not approved by a doctor.

make sure you have both your kidneys. :p

yes indeed, at 15 you should NOT be going on any diets that are not approved by a doctor.

I'm not going on any diets... I'm skinny enough as it is!

It's an ADD med, which is a stimulant.

Does the leaflet that comes with it say anything about this. Sometimes medications produce side effects that reduce after a few weeks. Although ideally i'd say the doc is the way to go

make sure you have both your kidneys. :p

I'm pretty sure I have both.... :confused:

I don't need to and I don't want to. I'm not even trying to lose weight :(



It's an ADD med, which is a stimulant.

oh, i see, i misread the OP. i'd say if your meds are causing you to lose your appetite to the point where you are not eating then you definitely need to see your doctor to get him/her to re-evaluate you prescription and maybe prescribe omething else.

oh, i see, i misread the OP. i'd say if your meds are causing you to lose your appetite to the point where you are not eating then you definitely need to see your doctor to get him/her to re-evaluate you prescription and maybe prescribe omething else.

My mom jsut switched insurance though, so I don't know if I can.

I'm pretty sure I have both.... :confused:

It's a cross-threaded reference . . .

It's a cross-threaded reference . . .

Yeah, I just saw the other thread, but I still don't get it...

My mom jsut switched insurance though, so I don't know if I can.

that really shouldn't stop you. if you have a medical issue you have a medical issue. see a doctor. fuck the system, i don't know if there is an age limit on how old you have to be to see the doctor alone (it was 16 where i grew up) but if your meds are making you lose weight to the point that you are worried then you need to get a doctor to review the prescription. find someone to act as your guardian and copy down your parents' health insurance details if need be.

Yeah, I just saw the other thread, but I still don't get it...

It's one of those things, like "Where do the mods move a thread, when it's already in spam?" that we may not be meant to know . . .

that really shouldn't stop you. if you have a medical issue you have a medical issue. see a doctor. fuck the system, i don't know if there is an age limit on how old you have to be to see the doctor alone (it was 16 where i grew up) but if your meds are making you lose weight to the point that you are worried then you need to get a doctor to review the prescription. find someone to act as your guardian and copy down your parents' health insurance details if need be.

Did I also mention that I live in North Carolina, and the nearest doctors are in Virginia, while the others are two counties away and I have no way to get there unless my parents take me? I have no clue what the limit is anyway...

....there are no nutritionists and no psychologists in all of North Carolina?

It's one of those things, like "Where do the mods move a thread, when it's already in spam?" that we may not be meant to know . . .

no-where. The spam forum is virtually un-moderated.

....there are no nutritionists and no psychologists in all of North Carolina?

Cheese it! The Mods!
*flees*

....there are no nutritionists and no psychologists in all of North Carolina?

Two counties away....

And I have no way to get there. :(

It's a cross-threaded reference . . .Speaking of cross-threaded references... think you can post a pic of a bunny on your head (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12638076&postcount=73)? :p

Two counties away....

And I have no way to get there. :( can't you call your doc?

Speaking of cross-threaded references... think you can post a pic of a bunny on your head (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12638076&postcount=73)? :p I don't have a bunny, but I do have a kitty :D sadly no pics of the kitty yet :(

can't you call your doc?

I probably could...

My mom jsut switched insurance though, so I don't know if I can.

talk

to

your

mother.

tell her you are again losing weight and are worried about it. she'll take it from there.

if she doesnt. talk to the school nurse.

talk

to

your

mother.

tell her you are again losing weight and are worried about it. she'll take it from there.

if she doesnt. talk to the school nurse.

She'll probably tell me to eat more... :(

She'll probably tell me to eat more... :(

then tell her you can't. ashmoria speaks sense *nod*

Two counties away....

And I have no way to get there. :(

I could drive you lol j/k :p

Call your doctor. Talking to Mom and/or School Nurse is a good idea.
You need to get the ball rolling on this.
I hope it works out for you.

Stop taking meds you don't need. ;) I think you're body is telling you something...

Stop taking meds you don't need. ;) I think you're body is telling you something...

If I didn't take them I'd get crappy grades. If I do take them, I lose weight.

Okay, I look uber0skinny... just looked at myself in a mirror... my legs are soooo thin.... :(

New! Fat-free Pancake!


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Sorry, had to.

New! Fat-free Pancake!


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Sorry, had to.

That was totally unnecessary. :(

That was totally unnecessary. :(

I'm sorry, Pancake. :fluffle:

I'm sorry, Pancake. :fluffle:

:fluffle:

:fluffle:

Now that THAT'S out of the way, back to Pancake's lack-of-weight issue...

Now that THAT'S out of the way, back to Pancake's lack-of-weight issue...

:p And I came to this thread wondering if I'd have to bring it back... :D

Anyway... my jeans are getting looser...

Is the purpose of this thread to make yourself look completely helpless?

:p And I came to this thread wondering if I'd have to bring it back... :D

Anyway... my jeans are getting looser...

... as you type??

... as you type??

Of course not!

I'm not even wearing jeans right now. I'm wearign shorts.

:p And I came to this thread wondering if I'd have to bring it back... :D

Anyway... my jeans are getting looser...

Well, depending on what kind of weight you are losing, you might either want to see a doctor, begin an exercise regimen, or increase caloric intake.

Well, depending on what kind of weight you are losing, you might either want to see a doctor, begin an exercise regimen, or increase caloric intake.
I do rarely keep still (though I don't actually exercise), I eat a lot of calories when I do eat.... it's just that I pretty much don't want to eat, though I should.

I do rarely keep still (though I don't actually exercise), I eat a lot of calories when I do eat.... it's just that I pretty much don't want to eat, though I should.

Hmm... that's not good. I'd go with a doctor.

You've got 15 hours... :eek: before you have 15 hours less to see a doctor

I'd get going if I were you.

you need to start eating lard or something. and protein shake or something.

you need to start eating lard or something. and protein shake or something.
Eating is the problem. I don't have any appetite. And certainly not for lard and protein hakes.... ugh...

Of course not!

I'm not even wearing jeans right now. I'm wearign shorts.

ah, do shorts shrink with you then?

*being difficult*


*might be drunk now*

Hmm... that's not good. I'd go with a doctor.

You've got 15 hours... :eek: before you have 15 hours less to see a doctor

I'd get going if I were you.

Why 15 hours? :confused:

ah, do shorts shrink with you then?

*being difficult*


*might be drunk now*

Time for a test.

Are you drunk?

*awaits the reversal*

ah, do shorts shrink with you then?

*being difficult*


*might be drunk now*
LOL, no. :p

They're actually supposed to be cheer shorts, but they're to big. :(

Why 15 hours? :confused:

Because...

it's 15 hours closer to the time

you'll die. :eek: :eek: :eek:

White text is my friend =D

Because...

it's 15 hours closer to the time

you'll die. :eek: :eek: :eek:

White text is my friend =D

:confused: Are you drunk?

you're not as thingy as i says i was.

:p

OK, that's beyond drunk. That's like, drunk on crack.

Also, I time-warp-pwned you. :p

Time for a test.

Are you drunk?

*awaits the reversal*

you're not as thingy as i says i was.

:p

*singing*

WE! WE! WE Shall Not Be Pwned!!!!

I beg to differ...

OK, that's beyond drunk. That's like, drunk on crack.

Also, I time-warp-pwned you. :p

*singing*

WE! WE! WE Shall Not Be Pwned!!!!

OK, that's beyond drunk. That's like, drunk on crack.

Also, I time-warp-pwned you. :p

you're not as thingy as i says i was.

:p

I beg to differ...

*singing*

WE! WE! WE Shall Not Be Pwned!!!!
You do realize you're jacking my thread, right? :p

I beg to differ...

bugger!

You do realize you're jacking my thread, right? :p

sorry! :p :fluffle:

You do realize you're jacking my thread, right? :p

Oh, so sorry... I mean, it's not like YOU'VE ever done anything of the sort, Miss Spam Brigade Queen. :rolleyes:


Sorry, just felt like putting something sarcastic down... [/FEAX_CYNIC]

sorry! :p :fluffle:

ah well, I'm about to go anyway, it's probably going to be hijacked something fierce when i get back.... eiter that or on another page...

Oh, so sorry... I mean, it's not like YOU'VE ever done anything of the sort, Miss Spam Brigade Queen. :rolleyes:


Sorry, just felt like putting something sarcastic down... [/FEAX_CYNIC]

I'm Queen of the Spam Brigade!??! :eek: I thought I was only the NS goddess of fluffle spam, which has been surprisingly scarce here! :eek:

Anyway, good night.

make sure you get in contact with a medical professional about the weight loss.

See a doctor, I think, to make sure it's not anything else causing it. In the meantime, I recommend you force yourself to eat what you can, but I have a similar problem and I often simply can't bring myself to eat more than one large meal a day, so I know it doesn't really work like that. Just make sure that what you do eat is healthy, because I tend to fill in the gaps when I actually do get hungry during the day with junk food. That's caused some problems for me - no vitamins or minerals going into my system, for example. Don't worry about weight so much, that's what you should keep an eye on instead.

I have been eating less though, but I've switched medications and the medications don't want me to eat.

If your medications are talking to you then you have bigger problems.

If I didn't take them I'd get crappy grades. If I do take them, I lose weight.You've got a hard choice to make: get crappy grades or DIE.

Now I'm down to 95 lbs, according to the scale upstairs. The scale actually says I weigh 84 lbs, but it's set back 11 lbs for some reason, so I'm actually 95 lbs.

I have been eating less though, but I've switched medications and the medications don't want me to eat.

Should I force myself to eat and get nauseous, or should I try something else?


Rotovia says: Get a fucking MySpace.

I say: If you really want to be healthy, I doubt you'd be talking about it on here. Talking about your weight (particularly when it is as unhealthy as yours) generally means you're fishing for attention, but if you really do want medical advice, it's pretty simple: 95 lbs is not healthy. Everyone knows that. So if you want to be healthy, you need to gain, and you need to see a doctor if you're finding it hard. Eat protien, complex carbs and "good" fats such as olive oil, avocado and nuts, as well as drinking fruit-juices (they have lots of calories but won't fill you up). A lot of the time not feeling hungry is a mind-set rather than a physical state. If the meds are really causing it, check it out, because the lower the go, the worse off your mental state will become as well.

I know, okay? I'm not trying to be bitchy.

The school nurse should have an anorexia hotbutton trained into her. I don't know if she does or not, and while this isn't anorexia, and the solutions are different, the school nurse should take seriously someone getting into a dangerous weight (which 95 pounds usually is, if you're not under 5' tall or missing one or more limbs.)

If you can, yes, force yourself to eat, but if your medications are making you lose your appetite, that's a real problem in the long run if it keeps up.

There are a bajillion different medications, and changing insurance shouldn't mean you're unable to see a doctor. You may need to see a different doctor, but wherever your mom got insurance, there should be someone within driving distance that takes one.

And to all those saying "go get a blog, I don't care, you're an attention whore," shoo. It's not spam, and weight management is a legitimate issue for concern.

Now I'm down to 95 lbs, according to the scale upstairs. The scale actually says I weigh 84 lbs, but it's set back 11 lbs for some reason, so I'm actually 95 lbs.

I have been eating less though, but I've switched medications and the medications don't want me to eat.

Should I force myself to eat and get nauseous, or should I try something else?

Heh, I'm having the same problem...and I'm a guy.

I used to be fairly Obese a year ago, then between November and February I lost 70 pounds. I did start eating less, I can't really conciously say if I was eating much at all to be honest. Then I moved into my mom's again and I ate a lot, and sort of held my weight still at 178...now today, I step on my scale and I'm 170 (gone from 173 a few days ago).

I'm not sure what is happening either, I don't know if it's my body or if perhaps I do have an eating disorder I'm just unaware about. Anyways, I would think eating a good amount and excercising if you put on too much weight at first would be the best thing to do...

If you are getting nauesious from eating, I'd go see your Doctor and ask if about it. He might not be able to do anything, but he could set you up with a nutritionist to help you. Hopefully there'll be some sort of medication, or types of healthy food you could sort of pig out on and feel fine afterwards :P.

Anyways...yea...cool, I'm not the only NS'er with this problem...or sort of problem :-P.

EDIT: I just noticed you are already on Medication. I haven't seen what it is for, but if you could risk taking your self off of it for a few weeks and be able to try and eat more...see what results of it. But if the Medication is for something serious, don't take your self off of it just yet. Doctors will still talk to you if you're sincerely worried, and if you still have Health Insurance then no Doctor will turn you away really. So yea...or the school nurse, like what TJHairball said...but to be honest, I can only imagine he or she saying -

"Sounds like you may have a problem, maybe you should go see a doctor."

So, in other words, I think that'd be a waste of time.

Rotovia says: Get a fucking MySpace.

I say: If you really want to be healthy, I doubt you'd be talking about it on here. Talking about your weight (particularly when it is as unhealthy as yours) generally means you're fishing for attention, but if you really do want medical advice, it's pretty simple: 95 lbs is not healthy. Everyone knows that. So if you want to be healthy, you need to gain, and you need to see a doctor if you're finding it hard. Eat protien, complex carbs and "good" fats such as olive oil, avocado and nuts, as well as drinking fruit-juices (they have lots of calories but won't fill you up). A lot of the time not feeling hungry is a mind-set rather than a physical state. If the meds are really causing it, check it out, because the lower the go, the worse off your mental state will become as well.

I know, okay? I'm not trying to be bitchy.

I was asking for advice. I normally wouldn't talk about my weight, since most people would be like "OMG stfu your sooo pretty you don't look anorexic at all!!!11" and I hate that, since I'm underweight. But seriously, I wouldn't be asking for medical advice if I were a few pounds heavier.

And yeah, the meds are causing it... >.>

The school nurse should have an anorexia hotbutton trained into her. I don't know if she does or not, and while this isn't anorexia, and the solutions are different, the school nurse should take seriously someone getting into a dangerous weight (which 95 pounds usually is, if you're not under 5' tall or missing one or more limbs.)

If you can, yes, force yourself to eat, but if your medications are making you lose your appetite, that's a real problem in the long run if it keeps up.

There are a bajillion different medications, and changing insurance shouldn't mean you're unable to see a doctor. You may need to see a different doctor, but wherever your mom got insurance, there should be someone within driving distance that takes one.

And to all those saying "go get a blog, I don't care, you're an attention whore," shoo. It's not spam, and weight management is a legitimate issue for concern.
Thanks Hairball :fluffle:
I do have a tendency to make bloggish threads, but this seriously isn't blogging at the moment.

Yeah, we do have some doctors and they're two counties away, so I don't have to go to Virginia even though I've been going to Virginia doctors for years-- I've NEVER been to an NC doctor, I've lived here for 8 years.... though there is a clinic right in my town.

And I'm on an ADD medication-- Metadate. My doctor switched them so that I'd be in a better mood and have more of an appetite, and so far I'm only in a better mood.

Now I'm down to 95 lbs, according to the scale upstairs. The scale actually says I weigh 84 lbs, but it's set back 11 lbs for some reason, so I'm actually 95 lbs.

I have been eating less though, but I've switched medications and the medications don't want me to eat.

Should I force myself to eat and get nauseous, or should I try something else?
Lift weights and eat steak.

I've been in your shoes. I weighed 90 at my jaw surgery in 2004...

Now I'm down to 95 lbs, according to the scale upstairs. The scale actually says I weigh 84 lbs, but it's set back 11 lbs for some reason, so I'm actually 95 lbs.

I have been eating less though, but I've switched medications and the medications don't want me to eat.

Should I force myself to eat and get nauseous, or should I try something else?
If I was you, I'd try and eat, although I know that it might well be very, very difficult for you to make yourself do so - just give it your hardest attempt, and try to hang in there.

Good luck! :)

Now I'm down to 95 lbs, according to the scale upstairs. The scale actually says I weigh 84 lbs, but it's set back 11 lbs for some reason, so I'm actually 95 lbs.

I have been eating less though, but I've switched medications and the medications don't want me to eat.

Should I force myself to eat and get nauseous, or should I try something else?

I got nothing for this one, man. Is it a coincidence that this morning I said something about a flapjack being a pancake's anorexic little sister?

I got nothing for this one, man. Is it a coincidence that this morning I said something about a flapjack being a pancake's anorexic little sister?

Well my younger sister does look like a twig, though she's 2 inches taller and 10 lbs. heavier than me. >.>

Well my younger sister does look like a twig, though she's 2 inches and 10 lbs. heavier than me. >.>

Weird. I was reading the cheese religion thread last night while a Sargento cheese commercial was on. Lot of coincidences going on.

Well my younger sister does look like a twig, though she's 2 inches and 10 lbs. heavier than me. >.>

2 inches what? 2 inches heavier?

2 inches what? 2 inches heavier?

I meant taller... >.>

I was asking for advice. I normally wouldn't talk about my weight, since most people would be like "OMG stfu your sooo pretty you don't look anorexic at all!!!11" and I hate that, since I'm underweight. But seriously, I wouldn't be asking for medical advice if I were a few pounds heavier.

And yeah, the meds are causing it... >.>

What medication is it? Ritalin?

And yeh, I know what you mean about the "anorexic!11" comments. The juice should help, because it won't fill you up. And try putting avocado or olive oil in all your salads/sandwhiches etc.

What medication is it? Ritalin?

And yeh, I know what you mean about the "anorexic!11" comments. The juice should help, because it won't fill you up. And try putting avocado or olive oil in all your salads/sandwhiches etc.

It's Metadate-- but it's Ritalin-based, like Concerta (which is what I was taking before). But I don't take my meds on weekends, that's beasically the only time I can eat without forcing myself to.

And thanks for the juice advice, I'll try to get more juice... :D :fluffle:

It's Metadate-- but it's Ritalin-based, like Concerta (which is what I was taking before). But I don't take my meds on weekends, that's beasically the only time I can eat without forcing myself to.

And thanks for the juice advice, I'll try to get more juice... :D :fluffle:

I can understand. I take mental meds (haha) as well. Luckily mine are meant to reduce my appetite slightly (history of bulimia). Most ADD/ADHD meds are amphetamine-like, just like Ritalin, so a lot of people on them experience the same thing. :fluffle: